Andraz Tori

While still in high school, Andraž won two bronze medals at the International Olympiad in Informatics (1998 and 1999), thus starting his academic track record as a top-class computer sciences student. In 2000, he co-founded Cyberpipe, now a leading Slovenian multimedia centre, working at the intersection of technology, art and society. From 2001 to 2007, he was a core developer of the Cinelerra open-source video editing solution. Today, Andraž is our research and development lead. He is a hyperactive learner and researcher, addicted to media reasoning, IP rights logic and Internet ethics.

Byron Walker

Byron Walker started with online marketing in 2008 after being a full-time real estate investor for the previous 6 years. Once the real estate market turned, Byron was looking for a high income business model that would give him the same freedom and ability to work from home. After having great success as an affiliate marketer and promoting a dozen different products online through Pay Per Click, Byron then became a “Publisher/E-book Author” and launched his first product. The product quickly became the top selling ebook in its niche and is now selling over 200 per day. Several other product launches have occurred since then and Byron is responsible for some of the top selling info products online.

Considered by many as one of the top new marketers online, Byron has been interviewed by many of the top name gurus over the last few months. Being local to the Denver area, Byron has now launched a network/mastermind conference to work with other online marketers that share similar goals.

Meg Walker

Meg Walker’s passion is helping businesses succeed online. She leads efforts at Vocus for PRWeb in search advertising, SEO, content marketing and display advertising. She additionally dabbles in social media marketing. Prior to joining Vocus, Meg managed online marketing efforts at Network Solutions, building and leading teams that handled online advertising and search engine optimization. She moved into Internet and online marketing ten years ago from a marketing career in medical diagnostics, just in time for the DOTCOM bubble burst.

Meg completed her undergraduate studies in Management, with concentrations in human resources and economics, at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland. She then pursued a Master of Arts in communication design at the University of Baltimore. She lives in Virginia, traveling to the Caribbean as often as possible to follow her second passion: underwater photography. She rarely has time to write a blog at www.ebuzzmaster.com, but check out her Flickr stream under user name ebuzzmaster.

Lori Weiman

Lori Weiman is head of product management and marketing for The Search Monitor. The Search Monitor monitors search results and social media web sites to provide insight to SEM, SEO, and Affiliate agencies regarding competitors, keywords, ad copy, market share, trademark abuse, brand buzz, and affiliate compliance.

Erik Whaley

Director Erik Whaley oversees the growing Local Search Traffic division, working with clients to develop comprehensive local search marketing programs. Erik was integral in establishing Local Search Traffic in 2007, and has since helped to refine offerings and build a full team of dedicated professionals. Prior to building out Local Search Traffic, Erik was account supervisor for Location3’s PPC department, overseeing the campaign management team and handling accounts totally $2.4 million across several verticals. Erik underwent extensive training in Google Analytics at their headquarters, and is GAP and ClickTracks Analytics Professional certified.

Byron White

Byron White is the President and founder of ideaLaunch, a leading content marketing agency focused on developing high-quality, relevant content solutions for clients to grow their business and increase sales. White hosts of the weekly ‘LifeTips’ radio show on WebMasterRadio.FM and prior to starting ideaLaunch, he founded Freelance Access, a graphics arts placement agency representing copywriters, graphic designers and web designers, which was acquired by Aquent.

Joel Wood

Vice President of Paulson Management Group, Joel has an extensive background in marketing with a constant focus on results. Mostly recently, Joel worked for Sun Microsystems, Inc. managing lead generation and partner marketing programs. During his tenure he dramatically increased sales and built long-term relationships with key technology partners including: Qlogic, McData, Brocade, Symantec, Seagate, Quantum, etc. Prior to that Joel worked at Storage Technology Corp. in the Marketing and Sales departments and helped to drive revenue in the top tier customer accounts, such as: Boeing, Home Depot, Best Buy, Frontier Airlines, etc. Joel also has an IT background and managed the technology infrastructure at a rapidly growing financial institution. Through these endeavors he has learned that hard work, dedication and tenacity can yield incredible results.

Pierre Zarokian

Pierre Zarokian is the founder and CEO of  Submit Express, ranked the #1 SEO Firm by Website Magazine in 2009. Pierre is regarded as an expert in the world of SEO and social media. He has been quoted extensively in Internet-marketing related articles, including articles published in The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Forbes, Visibility and Website Magazine. He also won an award for 40 under 40 CEO’s by San Fernando Valley Journal in 2009. Submit Express also runs iClimber www.iclimber.com, which offers Social Media Marketing and Content Writing services. The company was named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies, three years in a row (2007-2009) and Deloitte FAST 500 twice (2008-2009).